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U.S. Attorney Will Thompson Announces Digital Ad Campaign Targeting Romance Fraud Scams

A convicted participant in a multimillion-dollar romance fraud scam is helping the Southern District of West Virginia sound the alarm about these schemes, said United States Attorney Will Thompson.


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Everett Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking

A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today charging an Everett man with sex trafficking four female victims.


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St. Louis County Man Admits Smuggling Wildlife

A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted smuggling regulated wildlife into the United States.


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Two Men, Including Buffalo Police Detective, Charged For Purchases Made On Illicit Online Marketplace

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Terrance Michael Ciszek a/k/a DrMonster, 33, and Corey Robert Dodge a/k/a Cakesbaylor, 41, both of Buffalo, NY, were charged in separate complaints with possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


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Registered Nurse Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Tampering With and Stealing Painkillers from Detroit Hospital

A registered nurse was sentenced today to four years in prison after having pleaded guilty to tampering with vials and syringes of a liquid painkiller at the Detroit hospital where she worked, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


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Four Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Childcare Benefits Fraud Ring that Bilked California Welfare and Benefits Program for Years

Four San Diego residents were charged in federal court today with participating in a childcare-benefits fraud scheme that bilked a California welfare and benefits program of millions of dollars.


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Columbia County Man Sentenced For Threatening The President, Congressman Bennie Thompson, And A Federal Judge

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sentenced Robert Maverick Vargo, age 26, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, to 37 months in prison for threats against a sitting congressman, a federal judge, and the President of the United States.


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EDVA Announces Continued Availability of Grant Funding for Project Safe Neighborhood Initiatives

Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), announced today the continued availability of approximately $325,000 in grant funding for Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) initiatives.


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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapons Offense

USTIN HENRY, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on April 27, 2023 before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


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Fruitland Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Anderson Buck pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.


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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Gun and Fentanyl Offenses

he Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 1, 2023, Varian Lefebvre, 29, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 77 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 7-year term of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and for being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm on January 21, 2021.


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Construction Company Owner and Former Residential Facility Employee Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Jamie DePaepe, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General, and Andy Tsui, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation Denver Field Office, announced that William Ross Badoni and Elroy Harry made initial appearances in federal court on April 27 and April 25 on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit federal program fraud.


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Fallston Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher today sentenced Robert Jackson Wyatt, Jr., age 54, of Fallston, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography.


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Kingsport Woman Sentenced To 21 Months For Lying On Atf Form To Purchase Firearms And Providing Firearms To A Felon

On May 1, 2023, Tonya Rae Saine, also known as Tonya Rae Bowles, 56, currently of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.


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South Dakota Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Possession of Drugs and Firearm

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Kylah Whiting, 21, of Winner, South Dakota, was sentenced on April 28, 2023, by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a total term of 10 years’ imprisonment following her conviction for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.




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Roswell escrow manager pleads guilty to wire fraud

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner pleaded guilty to wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.


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FBI Honors Anchorage Community Leader with National Award

News Release: FBI Honors Anchorage Community Leader with National Award.


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Hudson Man Indicted For Defrauding U.S. Taxpayers

A Hudson man was indicted in connection with his attempt to fraudulently obtain over $1 million in CARES Act funds from the United States government, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.